Radiator shield



June 17,1930; G.L.YSMIYTH 7 1,764,759

RADIATOR SHIELD Filed Dec. 13, 1927 G607" 'eZ. 577L057? -30 of Fig. 1.

' diator and encloses the edge portions there Patented June 17, 1930 i r UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE- GEORGE L. SMITH, or nosroiv, llIliSiS AQHiLTEJTI$t i v RAnIATojn' Sem n Apl licaticn filed December 13,1927. Serial 80.239398.

This invention relates to a shield for aucal tubes 9 which project downwardly tomobile radiators and has for its object to through said plates. i provide a practical, yet simple and inex- The shield of this invention embodies pensive device which may be easily and therein a body member 10 comprising a quickly attached at any location upon the front wall 11 and rear wall 12, betwcen 55 front of a radiator and be adjusted to fit which is a space 13in which a plate la is radiators of various widths and cover areas vIOCEWGCl- The .b Y b 1S. Cunbjtrucfi of various sizes. ed of shet material which is bent or folded Another object of the invention is to proat 15 to form grooves 16 constituting guide 10 vide a means carried by the shield to secure Ways ,in which the plate 14 is slidably the latter to the radiator, said means commounted. It is evident that any suitable prising a plurality of expansible and conform of sheet material may be employed in tractable members which may be. inserted constructing the body member 10 and plate between the plates of the radiator and frici u I have found that a strong tough,

15 tionally engage the sides of said plates. black paper or cardboard, which has been; 65

The invention consists in a radiator shieldd d impervious to moisture is very as set forth in the following specification satisfact ry. i Y a and particularly as pointed out in the claims h Shield 3 SEQ/fired lilo the m f h i V radiator 6 preferably to cover the lower 20 Referring to the drawings: portion thereof, as illustrated in Fig. 1,'by;-

Figure 1 represents a front, elevation of aplurality Of fastening devices 17, there a radiator and its Shell, hi ld b d being a fastening device located adjacent to ing my invention being mounted in posia. h Qf COPDQFSOf the h l The ti th a v r teningdevices extend through slots 18 proi Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section Ylded ll he body m mber 10 and platelet; 75 through the/shield as taken on the line a mp e 119M119 n s a P O 2. 2 f Fi 1 20, the-latter; einbodying therein a suitable Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section e p n ea d coniracmble m t which: through the shield as taken on the line 3--3 1113011 gagmg Sides of P l S-8 0f the radiator 6,; willfrictionally 'engage'saidfi Fig. d is an enlarged vertical section id 2 a r y'ho th faSteIling e through a portion of a radiator illustrating V1098 t e e n j r V a means for securingthe shield to the ra- 1 na g th Shield 130 a P36533501" h diator'. v plate 14: ispulled outwardly from within Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section simhe ys e be 1 j all x i llsf .ilar to Fig. 3, butillustrating a modified t or will e Shwld lssuflicienfly 1011s b dim f the invention to cover the ent re width of the radiator.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughshteld 1S then a e h radiator out the several views of the drawings. y i file fastemng devices W a 40 In the drawings, referring particularly i ig by 22 P i m d Pri to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive 6 represents a rai Q 18 Spaces 6 i plates i the l' t f 1 t 1 f 1 7 mdmtor- AS the lastening devices are 61% 0 Q m mm am i t forcedintothe radiator theil peripheries sents a shell WDICll is mounted upon said 1a- Will frictionauy engage the faces of the plates and firmly hold the-shield "to theof. e radiator 6 y b y radiator? In removing the shield from the known construction, but in the form illusdi t l that isine-cessary is to simply trated in Fig. 4. said radiator is of a type ull the fastening devices outwardly. which embodies therein a plurality of thin In Fig. 5 I h ill t a modified 50 horizontal plates 8 and a plurality of vertibodiment of my invention in which a body;

bodying therein my hand.

member 22 constructed of a single piece of sheet material and having a front Wall 23 1s bent or folded at 24: to form grooves constituting guideways 25 upon opposite edges of the body member, and a plate 26 also constructed of sheet material is slidably mounted upon the bodymember 22 within the guideways 25. vice illustrated in Fig. .5 is utilized in exactly thesame manner as that illustrated in Figs. 1 to a inclusive and is attached'in the same manner to the radiator 6. Each form of shield illustrated is so constructed that it may be attachedto a radiator with the front and rear surfaces thereof reversed, and furthermore the front and rear surfaces of the slidable plate may be reversed within the body member to present either An ensurfaceat the front of the shield; tirely new front surface may, therefore, be presented to view at the front of-the radiator if for anyreason the original front surface becomes mutilated or defaced.

Iclaim:

'1. A radiator shield having, in combination, a body member embodying therein front and rear walls and edge portions; and a plate slidably V mounted between said walls and edge porconnecting said walls,

tions and constituting an extension for the body member, said slide also being reversible within the body member to present either face thereof at the front of the shield.

2. A radiator shield having, in combination, a body member of paper'material and embodying therein parallel front and rear walls and provided with an opening extending through an edge thereof, and a plate of paper material 'slidably mounted between said walls and adapted to project outwardly through said opening and there- :7

' for" the body member, the latter also being adapted to be secured to a by constitute an extension radiator with either its front or rear wall contacting therewith.

3. A] radiator shield having, in combina-:* tion, a body member constructed of a single piece of waterproof paper material and emfront and rear walls and connecting edge portions,a plate'of, waterproof paper material slidably' mounted'bctween said walls outwardly beyond the edges thereof to con- ,stitute an extension for i and adapted to project the body member, and means carried by the body member and plate to frictionallyengage airadiator' and hold the shieldthereto. V p

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set GEOBGEL. SMITH:

The'form of de- 

